discharge requirements

[yellowturtles]

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hey so question for an assignment. what are the requirements for discharging a patient from the hospital to say a nursing home or SNF?
been looking on the internet but can't really find anything

 

[swolecat]

Requirements? To be able to be there without dying. When doing this assignment, think about the differences in monitoring and the amount of help/supervision each setting provides. (Could a patient who is disoriented but has several competent family members could potentially go home vs the same patient with no supportive family?)

 

[Azimuthal]

You have to justify your recommendation. Like what's mentioned above, using your clinical judgment, why can't the patient go home? And what does the patient need?